Performance Band Descriptors - 2012 Higher School Certificate

Band 6

(14.9%)

Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken Italian. Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and contexts. Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing conclusions and justifying opinions about them.

Band 5

(18.42%)

Communicates across a range of topics in spoken Italian. Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context. Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates a good understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing some conclusions and justifying opinions about them.

Band 4

(20.86%)

Communicates ideas and information in spoken Italian. Writes texts with some regard to audience, purpose and context, linking ideas and information. Demonstrates some control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates a general understanding of and identifies some specific information in a range of texts.

Band 3

(27.37%)

Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in spoken Italian. Writes texts with some regard to purpose. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of Italian vocabulary and applies Italian grammar and syntax inconsistently. Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforward texts and identifies some specific information in more complex ones.

Band 2

(13.55%)

Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible spoken Italian. Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible Italian. Identifies some information in texts.

Band 1

(4.87%)

A mark in this band indicates that the student has achieved below the minimum standard expected.